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Mirabilis jalapa L.

Synonyms

Jalapa officinalis, Mirabilis lindheimeri, Nyctago hortensis, Nyctago jalapae, Nyctago versicolor

Common names

Four o'clock flower

Extract from Wikipedia article

Mirabilis jalapa (the four o'clock flower or marvel of Peru) is the most commonly grown ornamental species of Mirabilis, and is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is a common placename in Central and North America. Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540.

Four o clock flower (Mirabilis jalapa)(?) on periphery of a small field of alfalfa in Harrarah settlement. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015 Unnamed Road, Al Kharrara, Qatar Four o clock plant (Mirabilis jalapa)(?) on periphery of a small field of alfalfa in Harrarah settlement. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015 Unnamed Road, Al Kharrara, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Mirabilis jalapa, Wikipedia article
• Mirabilis jalapa from www.theplantlist.org
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar
• Qatar Biodiversity - Plants
• Flora of Qatar
• Plants of UAE
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Plants of Saudi Arabia (Flickr/Salem Al Shekaili)
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Pictures from Qatar (Panoramio/safamarwa)
• Pictures from Oman
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.